Martin E. Senger

I have been teaching English-as-a-Second-Lnaguage for over twenty years, and I have been an ESL Adjunct Professor at Gannon University, in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA for over ten years.

I have my BA in Russian Language from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and my MATESOL from the New School of New York City.
I began teaching ESL as a humanitarian aid project in the former Yugoslavia after their destructive war. I worked with several other international aid organizations to provide English lessons for those emigrating out of the war zone or those looking to increase their abilities to work in an international job field with English.

I am originally from Erie. In fact, my family has been in the city for almost 200 years! I am married, with my oldest daughter leaving for college next Fall, a son who is a Sophomore in high school, and two daughters in grade school.

Courses Taught

“Grammar – The Noun Phrase.” 2016 Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades.

“American Culture Through Music in the 20th Century” 2016 Developed syllabus and overall course structure utilizing multi-media, and administered all grades.

“American Life” 2016. Developed syllabus and overall course structure regarding enculturation of international students into the local, regional and national culture around them, and administered all grades.
“University Life” 2015. Developed syllabus and overall course structure regarding enculturation of international students into the Mercyhurst University culture around them through active participation in a variety of campus activities, both academic and social, and administered all grades.

Educational History

The New School, MA TESOL, 2012

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, BA Russian Language, 1995

Expertise

Gannon University, Erie, PA
Adjunct Instructor – English Language & Global Training 2011-
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades for all language skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar) and all levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced, bridging). Developed formal and informal assessments.

Crime Victim Center of Erie County, Erie, PA
Crime Prevention Educator 2018-2020
Responsible for developing audiences and curriculum for all age groups to
provide information in order to prevent or recognize all aspects of abuse,
specifically for marginalized groups such as the elderly, people with physical
and/or mental disabilities and people with limited English proficiency. All
instruction centered around trauma-informed care.

Barber National Institute, Erie, PA
Transitional Assistant Employment Assistant 2018-2019
Responsible for teaching adults with intellectual disabilities to find and
maintain competitive community employment.

Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA
Part-time Instructor – Intensive English Program 2014-2016
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades. Participated in:

Publications

“Comprehensive Report on English Language Training in Kosovo/a Former Republic of Yugoslavia”
Dadalos (BiH)/UNESCO commissioned report 2000
Companion Textbook for live radio EFL program
Radio-televizija Tuzlanskog kantona, Tuzla, Bosnia Herzegovina. Also published in Braille for 1999
visually-impaired students.

Service

Humanitarian Aid Worker/Independent Contractor, Former Yugoslavia
Itinerant EFL Instructor 1996-1999

Organized courses for various humanitarian aid organizations, including The International Committee for the Red Cross, National Democracy Institute, and Ship To Bosnia (Swedish), recruited students, developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades.